On this blog, we share the stories of people all over San Antonio who are leading change. Read about the individuals, organizations, and collaborations that are moving us closer to the shared Community Vision.
SA2020 has long celebrated that we have a unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio, given the community data we have released every year since 2012 and the valuable information more than 100 partner organizations share with us. Knowing that this
The Big Give, San Antonio’s 24-hour campaign of online giving, is here. Now in its tenth year, this annual event showcases the impact of individual giving—folks throughout our community (and beyond) donating to the organizations and causes they care about
Our team has been thinking a lot about winning these days. When your purpose is to drive progress toward a 10-year shared community vision, you know exactly what winning looks like in the long run. What does winning look and
Friends and Partners, Earlier this week the Express-News published a story by Molly Smith about the City of San Antonio defunding SA2020. While our team did not take this story to Molly, I chose to speak candidly and uphold SA2020’s
Early voting in San Antonio’s municipal election is underway. On the ballot: Mayor, City Council representatives, some school boards and district bonds, and Proposition A—also known as the Justice Charter. Earlier this month, SA2020 hosted a Meet Up and invited
As we wrap up 2022, we’re reflecting on another year of championing San Antonio’s shared community vision. This year, Team SA2020 worked in partnership with local and statewide organizations, informed voters about (the many!) elections, produced new research, trained San
The Saturday after Thanksgiving marks the start of the City of San Antonio’s Buy Local Season, coinciding with Small Business Saturday. These campaigns invite us to consider shifting some of our holiday shopping to local-independent businesses to support our entrepreneurs,
Each year, SA2020’s Nonprofit Partners collectively report hundreds of open seats on their Board of Directors. Beyond just those open seats, they report gaps in skills and expertise that could help strengthen their work. Meanwhile, we know San Antonians across
When the COVID-19 crisis reached San Antonio in early 2020, local nonprofits leapt into action. Organizations immediately shifted services—or began offering new ones—to meet new and changing community need. From telehealth to digital access to food distribution, nonprofits have played
SA2020 Partners are organizations that have committed to actively align their work to San Antonio’s shared Community Vision. We’re proud to welcome 15 new Nonprofit Partners who are leading important work and meeting community need. Read about these organizations below—and
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020